Originally Posted By mammabear04 I am a little confused about buying our Ap tickets. We will be going on Oct 3rd thru the 5th. I have read where people convert there park hopper passes into AP's. Would we be better off just buying AP's, or converting hopper passes into AP's. What is the benefit of the conversion......thank you for any help with this.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Many folks buy ParkHopper first for two many reasons. AP's have blockout dates, and ParkHoppers don't. So for your first trip, you don't have to worry about paying the extra $30 to enter the parks on a blockout date, or schedule something else to do. Also, the 3 day and more ParkHoppers come with an Early Entry, which allows you into the park on selected days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday). So you can take advantage of the extra hour. And since you get full credit for the amount you paid for the ParkHopper towards a Annual Pass (AP must cost more than the ParkHopper), you get the above benefits for no extra charge. A minor benefit, you also can spread out the payments, paying for the ParkHoppers early, and then for the upgrade later when you arrive.
Originally Posted By mammabear04 thank you darkbeer...so if I go into trade hopper pass for AP, will I be able to do this on the 3rd day of my 3 day park hopper pass? And they will credit me the amount of the hopper pass toward the AP pass?...thanks again in advance!
Originally Posted By berol Yes, as long as the parkhopper costs less than the AP. If you're done with blockout days & early entry before day 3, go ahead and upgrade to take advantage of AP discounts. You can upgrade on a blockout day, but wait until you've entered the parks for the last time that day to avoid possible entrance hassles. If you're staying in a Disney hotel, it is sometimes better to skip parkhoppers, depending on the AP hotel discount offered (if any.)
